A Researcher Finds That for a Particular Trait, First Cousins

question 70

Multiple Choice

A researcher finds that for a particular trait, first cousins are more similar than are third cousins. This researcher has evidence that the trait is

• A) heritable.
• B) polygenic.
• C) multifactorial.
• D) all of these.

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